Frontispiece of a series of fourteen prints showing various subjects of figures and animals
Jean-Baptiste de Wael II (Antwerp 1632 - Rome after 1669)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1647 - 1669
Materials
Ink on paper
Measurements
87 x 130 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.10.57
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_Sheepshanks-4606
Summary
(Folio 30, recto, upper left print) Title-page with dedication written on a pedestal decorated with garlands at left, a peasant woman holding a jar and standing next to a fountain at right, a huntsman drinking from the fountain and holding two dogs on a leash in the centre; fourth state with address of van Westerhout; frontispiece of a series of fourteen prints showing various subjects of figures and animals
Provenance
At Saltram by 1771 and thence by descent to Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley and given to NT as part of the Endowment following transfer in 1957.
Makers and roles
Jean-Baptiste de Wael II (Antwerp 1632 - Rome after 1669), printer Gaspard Roomer (fl. 1596 - 1606), creator